Year Adopted: 1916

The Indiana Territory was established in 1800 from part of the Northwest Territory and admitted to the Union as the 19th state in 1916. The design of the State Flag was adopted by the State General Assembly and was the result of a design competition sponsored by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution during the state's 1916 Centennial celebration.

Description: The field of the flag shall be blue with nineteen (19) stars and a flaming torch in gold or buff. Thirteen (13) stars shall be arranged in an outer circle, representing the original thirteen (13) states; five (5) stars shall be arranged in a half circle below the torch and inside the outer circle of stars, representing the states admitted prior to Indiana; and the nineteenth star, appreciably larger than the others and representing Indiana shall be placed above the flame of the torch.

The outer circle of stars shall be so arranged that one (1) star shall appear directly in the middle at the top of the circle, and the word "Indiana" shall be placed in a half circle over and above the star representing Indiana and midway between it and the star in the center above it. Rays shall be shown radiating from the torch to the three (3) stars on each side of the star in the upper center of the circle. (ref Indiana State Code)